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Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Vachdorf

Vachdorf Fortified Church

Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Vachdorf

Vachdorf Fortified Church

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Vachdorf Fortified Church

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Location: Vachdorf, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany

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Franzl wandert 🥾

September 29, 2023

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The impressive Vachdorf fortified church is one of the largest and best-preserved of its kind in the upper Werra Valley.
The complex originally included four corner towers, a kennel, a double ring of walls with a moat and bastions in front. Much of it is still clearly visible or preserved and beautifully restored.
The church inside the fortified church is also beautiful and in good condition.

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Wandertourist

May 22, 2024

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The church of Vachdorf is a fortified church, surrounded by a very high wall and buildings. The first church was here in 930, but the current church dates back to …

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